Sentences with phrase «many local education leaders»

The Beacon School's current West 61st Street campus will become home to the West End Secondary School once Beacon vacates the space, but local education leaders worry the growth of both schools could be stunted by any possible delay.

A state judge's threat to close some of North Carolina's lowest - performing high schools is prompting angry reactions among local education leaders, while also spurring state efforts to give the schools promised technical help.

In an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculum.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) clearly defines parameters that inform how States and local school districts should demonstrate that Federal funds are used in a supplemental, additive manner — equipping local education leaders with the flexibility necessary to better educate and meet the needs of their students.

In fact, our letter said, the regulations are overly prescriptive and «run afoul of congressional intent to restore governance to state and local education leaders [and they] perpetuate the «No Child Left Behind» - like structure of maintaining rigid federal specifications for state accountability systems.»

«We will continue to advocate on behalf of America's 90,000 school board members for final legislation that allows local education leaders to stimulate innovation and creative thinking to improve student achievement versus imposing a one - size - fits - all approach,» said Gentzel.

With this substantial but stimulating homework complete, the task turned to collecting more feedback from local education leaders, students and a dramatic, unforgettable interaction with an impassioned parent.

The accretion of state law over the years has constrained local education leaders» ability to innovate, improve, and transform their schools.

LIVING THE EQUITY PLEDGE: Oakland is fortunate to have many local education leaders who resolutely believe in a public education system that serves all students and families.

The Committee has been an active participant with the Kentucky Department of Education and other stakeholders in creating a new accountability system for the state that sets ambitious goals for student learning, educates and empowers parents with information about schools, and provides state and local education leaders and policymakers with data to help make more informed decisions to improve opportunities for each student.

While speaking to local education leaders, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R - TN) told them to «assume that the U.S. Dept. of Education will say yes» to the «plans they're drafting to comply with ESSA.»

In this regard, the new law has laid the groundwork for state and local education leaders to implement evidence - based programs, practices, and interventions that support positive learning mindsets and effective learning skills.

The Buffalo Teachers Federation, Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association, the Local Education Leaders of New York State (a newly formed statewide group of teachers) all endorsed Teachout.

This report also includes a set of recommendations for state and local education leaders seeking to prioritize students» learning mindsets, noting the available opportunities and risks within ESSA:

It needs to be removed from local government without doubt and brought under control of local education leaders, and it needs to have some regional collaboration so that education support and education quality is more consistent nationally.

Indianapolis — The Mind Trust today announced the addition of two local education leaders — Joe White and Kristin Hines — to its team as the nonprofit gears up to launch new, innovative schools to serve more students in Indianapolis.

And most importantly, parents must hold their local education leaders accountable.

Treasure in the Valley aims to help local education leaders, community leaders, business and philanthropy support wiser and more strategic investments in new schools.

The interaction — and the questions parents were asking themselves and, importantly, to local education leaders, was stirring.

A committee of local education leaders established by Act 467 approved 10 -1-1 a formula that ensures the schools serving the neediest students in our city are receiving the funding they need to support those students.

If state, district, and local education leaders are serious about upholding America's core value of equal opportunity, they must ensure that every student, regardless of race or family income, is taught by qualified and experienced teachers, particularly in core subjects.

Johnson was joined by local education leaders, including Howenstine Principal Maritza Nunez, Tucson Education Association President Frances Banales, Arizona Education Association President Andrew F. Morrill, and Tucson Unified School District Superintendent John Pedicone, as well as Arizona State Senator Paula Aboud and Habitat for Humanity Tucson Executive Director Michael McDonald.

He worked in partnership with state and local education leaders, as well as business leaders to support and sustain services aimed at improving education across North Carolina.

This brief, in partnership with Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), describes why and how California's local education leaders are mobilizing expanded learning to close the opportunity gap, and recommends some key steps for districts.

«In his roles as a national and local education leader, Arne has advanced education in countless ways, including through teacher recruitment and training — a platform that is so important to Golden Apple's work every day.

In this video and accompanying article, former DC Mayor Gray, Secretary of Education Duncan, and other local education leaders discuss DC's results on the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The streamlined State plan template provides flexibility for State and local education leaders to do what is best for children, while also maintaining essential protections for subgroups of students, including economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities and English learners.

According to the draft «Statement to the Commissioner,» Connecticut's top local education leaders are planning to inform Commissioner Pryor that there is, «very deep concern that if the following items are not addressed aggressively and in the immediate future, ENTIRE REFORM AGENDA THAT WAS ENACTED IN 2012 WILL COLLAPSE.»

In Connecticut, the SBAC disaster was slowed by a handful of dedicated and committed public school superintendents who recognized that parents had the fundamental and inalienable right to opt their children out of the destructive SBAC test, but the majority of local education leaders (and elected officials) kowtowed to the Malloy administration and engaged in an immoral and unethical effort to mislead parents into believing that schools had «no degrees of freedom» on the SBAC testing issue.

As a local education leader, elected in 2014 to serve on the Yolo County School Board, I know firsthand that our public schools need big changes to give all students access to the education they deserve.

A new online reporting tool, developed in part using C - SAIL's research on state assessments, provides state and local education leaders with up - to - date details on state STEM assessment policies.

But several local education leaders say the hurdles amount to unreasonable deterrents that discriminate against disadvantaged families.

As part of these studies, which were summarized in two earlier CEP reports, state and local education leaders provided feedback about challenges of implementing SIGs and their influence on the direction of school reform.

The Reform Integration Framework and Resource Guide, co-developed by a number of States in the Reform Support Network, offers State and local education leaders a framework to identify priorities for integrating reforms; more than 50 resources contributed by States, districts and organizations that can be adapted for local use; and spotlights on integration occurring in States with varying contexts including Colorado and Massachusetts.

SB280 removes current rights from local education leaders and parents who live in the county.

Find a way for local education leaders to manage school improvement across a county and across a region with county collaboration and you have a form of local governance that will serve 10x better than any central approximation of the same.

Members of this policy team were also part of a group of 13 teachers from Seattle, Tacoma and Bellingham who visited five charter schools and hosted a panel of local education leaders in New Orleans in August.

Before I came to Thrive in January 2014, I served as education investor for Boeing, brokering the company's relationships with state and local education leaders as well as nonprofit education agencies working statewide to improve education outcomes from birth to high school graduation and beyond.

Not exact matches

Relationships are paramount in investment banking, so Dase immediately hit the ground, meeting local leaders in business and education, attending events, and enmeshing himself in the community.

«Agents provide community health education through regular community health talks, especially leveraging connections with local community groups, schools, places of worship, and support from local leaders and council members.»

When a group convenes on the first evening, it is made up of twenty men and a few women who are usually strangers to each other; who come from different parts of the country or even of the world; who represent the doctrine and tradition of from eight to twelve different churches, Protestant and Catholic; and who are engaged in different kinds of ministries — education, local church, seminary leaders, denominational executives, and others.

Instead, our role as Christian leaders within the community can be to actively engage in conversations around education equity issues like accountability, state vision, and transparency and accessibility in reporting so parents and community leaders alike have the needed information to know how to best support strengthening local schools.

If you're looking for more strategic level input, our half - day mini-conferences / leadership seminars for up to 50 leaders and members of staff (drawn from schools and education departments across a local authority) offer a targeted, cost - effective solution.

Works with local, state and National leaders to obtain a National Day of Remembrance recognizing the need for community education and awareness when a family loses a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.

The Chicago Academy of Sciences has been a leader in local ecology and scientific education for 159 years.

Local Groups, led by experienced mothers who have been accredited as Leaders by La Leche League International, provide free education, information, and support to women who want to breastfeed.

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago's most visited paid cultural attraction and a national leader in animal care, conservation education and research, announces the election of four senior executives from leading local companies to its Board of Trustees: Julie Andreeff Jensen of Citadel; Jerry Krulewitch of McDonald's; Andrew P. Nocella of United Airlines; and Richard Tobin of CNH Industrial N.V.

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago's most visited paid cultural attraction and a national leader in animal care, conservation education and research, announces the election of four senior executives from leading local companies to its Board of Trustees: Julie Andreeff Jensen of Citadel; Jerry Krulewitch of McDonald's; Andrew P. Nocella of United Airlines; and Richard Tobin of CNH Industrial N.V. Continue Reading >

The governor is likely to get push back from many in the legislature, who are close to education interests like the teachers unions and local school leaders.

The education department, abiding by legislation passed in 2015, identified 144 schools (which became 145 after one split) as «struggling» or «persistently struggling» — 124 were listed as struggling, which had two years to turnaround, and 21 schools were identified as persistently struggling, which have one year to improve or face being taken over by an independent receiver chosen by local leaders but approved by the state.